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HEHS-95-165R 1 (1995-05-18)

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   pAO       United States
(3    O      General Accounting Office
             Washington, D.C. 20548

             Health, Education and Human Services Division

             B-261437





             May 18, 1995


             The Honorable Tim Hutchinson
             Chairman, Subcommittee on Hospitals
               and Health Care
             Committee on Veterans' Affairs
             House of Representatives

             Dear Mr. Chairman:

             This letter responds to a May 12, 1995, request from your
             staff for a list of potential options to enable the
             Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system to
             contribute toward deficit reduction without adversely
             affecting the current level of services provided to veterans
             with service-connected disabilities or low incomes.

             Enclosed are brief descriptions of 14 potential options to
             achieve budgetary savings in the VA health care system
             without adversely affecting the current level of services to
             veterans with service-connected disabilities or low incomes.
             Each option is based on related GAO reports and testimonies.
             While most of the savings could be achieved through
             administrative actions, several, such as increased cost
             sharing, would require congressional authorization.

             Copies of this letter are also being provided to the Ranking
             Minority Member, Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care;
             the Chairmen and Ranking Minority Members of the House and
             Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees; and the Secretary of
             Veterans Affairs. Copies will be made available to others
             upon request.










                                      GAO/HEHS-95-165R VA Savings Options

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